Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-01-21
CLUvERIUS EXECUTED.

Thomas JudsOn Ciuverus, convicted of
the murder of Fannie Lillian Madison, was
hanged in the city Jail, at Richmond, Va,
on Friday el last week. As early as A..
Nj. people began to gather IN the vicinity
and by noon every approach To the Jail was
packed with human beings, the number
in sight being estimated AZ from 10000 to
/ $4,000.
The prisoner passed sccpless night,
most oi the time being spent with Mr..
Beverly Crump, one OF his counsel, and who
remained with him till 2 A. NJ, aud from
that hour till 6 O'Clock he was engaged in
prayer, and at Intervals singing hymns.
4 From o'clock until . he slept soundly,
| and then arose and ate breakfast of tender
loin beeisteak, mushrooms and egg omelette.
! Rev. DIR. VIM. Il. Hatcher came to the Jail
about IL O'clock, and remained with the
/ prisoner to the last, administering religious
consolation aud praying with the prisoner.
/ At noon suit of new black clothes was
brought to the jail, and The prisoner dunned
/ them.
! AT two minutes to one the death process
sion was formed consisting of Sergeant
/ Smith, two deputies, Rev. DR.. Hatcher and
the prisoner, The latter having his hands
/ tied in front, and his body from neck TO
ankles enyeloped in ladys old fashioned
7
progressed along the corridor and down two
/ flights Of stairs To the lower court of the jail,
and then into the yard fronting the cells Of
the white prisoners, forty policemen being
Oh duty Ia keep back the crowd. The bris.
1 onvr, tRoagh thin and pale, moved with
stea iy steps to The scatloih which lie AS,
! cended III the same quiet manner AMI stood
On the trap. Sergeant Smith then read the
death warrant or copy OF the judgment OF
the court, which the prisoner listened to
with bowed head and apparent close a;tun-
/ ton.
When the sergeant had concluded he
asked the doomed man il he had anything
10 say, and Cluverius replied: mo, sir
nothing at all" his Voice being scarcely
audible. DR.. Hatcher then kneit and Of.
ierci a feeling and fervent prayer, and
wnen he had tinisned he turned to the
prsuner, who said Il few words in II low
tone, and DR.. Hatcher, turning 10 the crowd
in the yard said 81 sm requested by the
prisoner To utter one word for him, and that
10 that in this moment of death he carries to
the gave no feeling OF illwill towards any
man on earth" DIR. Hatcher then left the
Scaffuld. Raising both hands as he went out
he said the prisoner had asserted his limo
cence to the the last just before leaving The
cell.
When Dr. Hatcher had gone, Deputy Ser
geant Allen tied the prisoners knees tightly
together, put the rope around his neck, anc
djusted the back cap and hood. Every
thing being ready, Sergeant Smith gave TIN
signal, aud at eight minutes after one o'clocl
the trap was sprung. A sudden swish, clam
oil the falling trap door, and the next instan
the badly oi Ciuverius was at the end OF tn
rope, over ten feet below where he had beef
at. ,pl.t n
partl cO.ored SILK, stretched over loot ant
the tuvs Vi the hanged man nearly touched
Tie brick pavement beneath. A minute a
quiet, and thea there was considerable strug
giing, lasting several minutes, together viii
a heavy stertOrous breathing, indicating tina
death was being produced by stranguiation
After sixteen minutes the physicians pro
nOunced the bsdy dead and twenty minute
after the trap was sprung the bvdy Wa
} taken down and placed in plain wsodel
, coffin, and turned over 10 the undertaken
be prepared fsr burial at his former. HON
in King and Queen county.
The mans puck and phenomenal cain
ness were the subject OF comment Oi th
hundreds vi men wao were gathered within
the prison walls and observed IL.
thursday night about / o'clock u wei
q known gentleman called upon Gov. lie
u
that lie Uhe condemned) would send youn
: lady " the Governor who would testify tina
She was at the Mozart Hall with Cluyeriu
= on the night OF the tragedy, provided th
G name Of the lady would be kept from tn
public. She would be accompanied, Gu
> verius said, by her mother, who would sui
Z stantlate her testimony. The Governor ar
i swered that he would be very glad indee
e u hear the adys statement, or 10 have an
facts upon which to base bis action, BIT
: that he could not pledge himself ~ concsa
! the lady's name, rs it might be necessary
4 make AN Investigation as to the truthfuine'
Q OF the matter. The lady did net appear, an
. the Governor heard no more from the pr
: oner ON the subject.
J For several weeks past Ciuyerlus WI
engaged ~ the preparation Of n history
his case, which was on Friday put on "a
On the streets. lu this from first 10 last Ii
author asserts his innocence, and takes u
v and dlscusses the testimony upon which l
: WAS convicted piece by piece. The work
u small pamphlet Of III pages, end cop
righted
In reply To the often repeated charge
=, his indifference 10 the memory Of Fam
> Lillan Madison, whom he was convicted
IS numbering, he says in his book: "But thoI
who thought me guilty naturally looked !,
!, some tragic aud dramatic exhibition VI r.
" gret ut her death Conscious of entire FREE
J. dom from completely In her death, and ha
ing no specially intimate relations with he
such an exhibition would have been force
e aud unnatural. lett regret at her dealt
" intensified by the evidence Of her previol
fail; The same regret that others similar
related 10 her felt. As was not her mu